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Homework Statement
An old oaken bucket of mass 6.75 kg hangs in a well at the end of a rope. The rope passes over a frictionless pulley at the top of the well, and you pull horizontally on the end of the rope to raise the bucket slowly a distance of 4.00m.
A). How much work do you do on the bucket in pulling it up?
Homework Equations
##W = FS##
##W = ΔKE##
##ΣFy = T - mg##
The Attempt at a Solution
First, I assumed the problem was implying that the bucket was in equilibrium when it said it was moving slowly. So since the weight is ##(9.81)(6.75) = 66.21 N##, the tension force must be equal to that.
So, ##W = FS##. ##W = (66.21)(4) = 264.84 J##. This seemed like the correct answer to me, but when I look at the back of the book, it says the answer is 3.60 J.
Where did I go wrong here? Thanks!